Jaunpur, Oct. 31 -- Three people, including a biker and a cyclist, were killed after being hit by a speeding bus near Chiraiya Mod on the Ayodhya road under Shahganj police station area in Jaunpur district, police said today.
According to official sources, around 9:30 pm yesterday, a private bus coming from Lucknow rammed into a motorcycle and a bicycle near Chiraiya Mod before fleeing the scene.
The victims were identified as Akash (16), son of Sher Bahadur, and Prince (19), son of Ram Bhajan, both residents of Takhapur and Nijampur villages, respectively, who were riding a motorcycle, and Sitaram (60), son of Ram Awadh from Takha West village, who was returning home on his bicycle after work.
Local residents rushed to help and called a...